The impact of automatic speech recognition technology on second language pronunciation and speaking skills of EFL learners: a mixed methods investigation [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionThis study employed an explanatory sequential design to examine the impact of utilizing automatic speech recognition technology (ASR) with peer correction on the improvement of second language (L2) pronunciation and speaking skills among ...
Weina Sun
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Using Gesture to Facilitate L2 Phoneme Acquisition: The Importance of Gesture and Phoneme Complexity [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Most language learners have difficulties acquiring the phonemes of a second language (L2). Unfortunately, they are often judged on their L2 pronunciation, and segmental inaccuracies contribute to miscommunication.
Marieke Hoetjes, Lieke van Maastricht
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Does race impact speech perception? An account of accented speech in two different multilingual locales [PDF]
Cognitive Research, 2022 Upon hearing someone’s speech, a listener can access information such as the speaker’s age, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and their linguistic background.
Ethan Kutlu +3 more
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Portraying accent stereotyping by second language speakers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Stereotyping towards the second language accent of second language learners is extensively seen even when the content of learner speech can be understood. Previous studies reported conflicting results on accent perception by speakers of second languages,
Yizhou Lan, Tongtong Xie, Albert Lee
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The role of L1-L2 dissimilarity in L2 segment learning – Implications from the acquisition of English post-alveolar fricatives by Mandarin and Mandarin/Wu speakers [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This study examines how the concept of L1-L2 dissimilarity should be addressed from a two-way perspective in L2 segment learning, and how it relates to the learning outcomes.
Wenjun Chen, Jeroen van de Weijer
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Phonological Feature Posteriors and Cue-Specific Accent Perception in Hindi- and Tamil-Accented English [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Accented speech reflects systematic deviation from target-language phonetic norms. This study demonstrates that perceived accent strength covaries with selective, gradient differences in phonological feature realization. We examine
Nitin Venkateswaran, Ratree Wayland
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More foreign-accented but more comprehensible: Attrition and amelioration of L1 speech in proficient L2 learners [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
F1000ResearchBackground There is an increasing interest in cross-linguistic influences of the second language (L2) on the first (L1), but its communicative impact remains to be elucidated.
Mariko Kondo +3 more
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Language Experience Influences Sociolinguistic Development: The Role of Speaker Race and Language Attitudes on Bilingual and Monolingual Adults’ Accent Processing [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Speaker race and the listener’s language experience (i.e., monolinguals vs. bilinguals) have both been shown to influence accent intelligibility independently.
Vanessa Ritsema +2 more
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My English sounds better than yours: Second-language learners perceive their own accent as better than that of their peers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Second language (L2) learners are often aware of the typical pronunciation errors that speakers of their native language make, yet often persist in making these errors themselves.
Holger Mitterer +2 more
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Syllable structure universals and native language interference in second language perception and production: Positional asymmetry and perceptual links to accentedness [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 The present study investigated how syllable structure differences between the first Language (L1) and the second language (L2) affect L2 consonant perception and production at syllable-initial and syllable-final positions.
Bing eCheng, Yang eZhang
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